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Six Grand Slam champions seeded in top 10 at US Open

English.news.cn 2015-08-26 10:39:31

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and five-time US Open champion Roger Federer (Xinhuanet file photo)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and five-time US Open champion Roger Federer have been named the top two seeds in men's singles at the 2015 US Open.

Former US Open champions Andy Murray (2012), Rafael Nadal (2010, 13) and Marin Cilic (2014) are all seeded in the Top 10 - Murray at No. 3, Nadal at No. 8 and Cilic at No. 9.

Kei Nishikori, a US Open finalist last year, is seeded fourth. Reigning French Open champion Stan Wawrinka is seeded fifth.

Federer is seeded at the US Open for the 15th straight year, surpassing Ivan Lendl for second longest streak in the Open Era, trailing only Jimmy Connors' 18 consecutive years.

The 2015 US Open will be played from August 31 to September 13 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.

[Editor: Tian Shaohui]
 
Six Grand Slam champions seeded in top 10 at US Open
                 English.news.cn | 2015-08-26 10:39:31 | Editor: Tian Shaohui

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and five-time US Open champion Roger Federer (Xinhuanet file photo)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and five-time US Open champion Roger Federer have been named the top two seeds in men's singles at the 2015 US Open.

Former US Open champions Andy Murray (2012), Rafael Nadal (2010, 13) and Marin Cilic (2014) are all seeded in the Top 10 - Murray at No. 3, Nadal at No. 8 and Cilic at No. 9.

Kei Nishikori, a US Open finalist last year, is seeded fourth. Reigning French Open champion Stan Wawrinka is seeded fifth.

Federer is seeded at the US Open for the 15th straight year, surpassing Ivan Lendl for second longest streak in the Open Era, trailing only Jimmy Connors' 18 consecutive years.

The 2015 US Open will be played from August 31 to September 13 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.

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